JG> I even tried sticking the file in a message packet once :-)

 JG> As the message packet is just a zip file I added it to the message file in 
 JG> the normal manner eg 'zip -u 00000000.mo0  kwq12i.exe'. It added in 
 JG> without a hitch. The transfer died with the usual message.

Then there is virtually no doubt.  Your modem can't handle the data rate,
because you haven't enabled RTS/CTS on your comms program (actually OS/2
with the mode statement), your RS232 cable, and your modem itself.  If that
all seems too hard, drop your baud rate down to 9600 and it MAY be able to
transfer data as fast as you can send it.  And if that still isn't good
enough, then see if you can switch off Wazoo in Binkley so that you do an
FTS-1 session, which will do Xmodem or Sealink (either should be fine,
because Xmodem will only send one block of 131 bytes in advance, whilst
Sealink will transfer up to 8*131 bytes in advance).  Neither should
overrun your modem buffer.  BFN.
Paul
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